mini-LP style CDs: Classic. (<--period)

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I wish every CD was issued in a mini-LP jacket.

― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

You mean just a cardboard sleeve? Or something more elaborate?

― Sam J. (samjeff), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

That would be pretty awful; it's nice that things take less space, but I prefer the sturdiness of jewel cases. I always imagine that I'm going to scratch the CD when I take one out of one of those mini-LP jackets, and ones like Alice Coltrane's Universal Consciousness suck, just because it's such a frigging job to get the thing into the case!

Oh well, at least they're better than digipa[c]ks.

But I'm voting dud, even if you didn't give the option.

― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Classic. I just wish they didn't mostly come from Japan and cost $30.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

the 4 neil young reissues from last month were all released in this format (i believe they are listed as "vinyl replica" style), as well as in standard jewel case form. i have them in the vinyl replica style, with the little sleeves inside, and i love them!

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

i held out on buying the last remasters of the King Crimson catalogue until I could hunt them all down in this format. They are excellent! but if you didn't originally buy LPs I guess the thrill wouldn't be there. They do wear down but I'm not much bothered by that, I like the booklets and black envelope sleeves.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

My only complaint is that yes, they can sometimes be tough to get out of the sleeve, and put back in. But they just look so much better than jewel cases. Double-LP style sleeves are even better, because then you get the big mural artwork.

― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Whoa, Bob Shaw - which country are you in? I didn't see these 'vinyl replica style' Neil reissues in the US (Boston, Newbury Comics to be specific). If you're in the US, where did you get 'em? I'm jealous!

― southern lights (southern lights), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe the solution is to make CDs and CD players bigger - LP size. Crazy? Yes, but these are crazy times.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

southern lights: im in the UK, i found them at selectadisc in london, so im not sure if they released the CDs like that anywhere in the usa

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

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